2. ZEALOT, by Reza Aslan. A biography of Jesus of Nazareth presents him in the context of his times as the leader of a revolutionary movement.

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3. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, by Piper Kerman. A memoir by a Brooklyn woman whose relationship with a drug runner gets her sentenced to a year in prison. The basis for the Netflix series, originally published in 2010.